Nico Rosberg expects it to be difficult to convert his pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix into a win.

Nurses are "drowning in a sea of paperwork" with more than a sixth of the working week taken up doing non-essential paperwork, a survey suggests.

Secretary of State John Kerry steps up US aid to Syria's rebels and tells a Friends of Syria meeting there must be a peaceful transition in the country.

A quake wrecks villages, kills at least 160 people and injures 5,700 in a rural area of China's Sichuan province, scene of a devastating 2008 tremor.

Homes in Lenten Pool, Denbigh, are evacuated for a second night running as explosives experts search a property after a man is arrested.

Tyson Fury moves closer to a world heavyweight title fight after knocking out American Steve Cunningham in New York.

Twitter accounts for news programmes by US broadcaster CBS are hacked by a group proclaiming support for the Syrian government.

Ronnie O'Sullivan makes his comeback at the World Championship providing the tournament with some much-needed box office.